St. Patrick's Day

I think my favorite part of St. Patrick's Day is trying to incorporate the color green into as many things as possible. So, I broke out the green food dye and looked around my kitchen for inspiration. My eyes fell upon our container of popcorn kernels and thus, this recipe for St. Patty's popcorn balls was born. Because we were undergoing several days of snowy weather, the ...

During my ongoing cookie surprise battle with Susan at Organized 31, I experimented with a lot of different cookie doughs. The one that I had the most fun with the pudding mix dough. During my last trip, I picked up every variety of pudding mix I could get my hands on, which is how I came up with the Almond Joy Cookies that used coconut creme pudding. This week's creation is inspired by pistachio ...

Aside from leprechauns and wearing green, my kids love St. Patrick's day because they can count on me making one of their favorite desserts--Creme de Menthe brownies. It's a rare treat since by nature, I'm pretty impatient and don't generally tackle recipes that require me to wait in between stages. I also usually try to avoid recipes that require me to dirty more than a couple of dishes. This ...